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03/31/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Doctors turn to a spider’s deadly venom in hopes of treating stroke victims

The venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders could potentially be used by stroke patients to protect against brain damage — although more research is needed before this becomes standard treatment. One bite from the Australian funnel web spider can kill an average-sized human in only 15 minutes. The neurotoxins act on the central nervous […]

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